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About Chinese
'Chinese' refers to anything pertaining to 'China'. Specifically, it may refer to:
★ Chinese people, people of Chinese ethnicity and/or nationality
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★ ''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic Chinese nationality
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★ Han Chinese, the dominant ethnic group in China
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★ Ethnic minorities in China, the non-Han Chinese population in mainland China and Taiwan
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★ Overseas Chinese, people of Chinese ancestry who live outside China
★ Chinese language, a language or language family that forms part of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages
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★ Standard Mandarin, the standard spoken form of the Chinese and most commonly taught as a foreign language. It is also an official language in the predominately Chinese Singapore.
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★ Standard Cantonese, often officially referred to as "Chinese" in the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau in the People's Republic of China
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★ Spoken Chinese, many regional variants of the Chinese language
★ Written Chinese, the writing system of China. ''See also'' Chinese character
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★ Hanja Chinese characters used in writing Korean language
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★ Kanji Chinese characters used in writing Japanese language
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★ Romanization of Chinese. There are several systems.
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★ Simplified Chinese character, used in Singapore and the People's Republic of China
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★ Traditional Chinese character, used in Taiwan and many Overseas Chinese communities.
★ Chinese cuisine, styles of cooking originating from China
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★ Culture of China, including:
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★ Chinese art
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★ Chinese folklore
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★ Chinese literature
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★ Chinese mythology
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★ Chinese poetry
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★ History of China
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★ Music of China, including C-pop
★ Chinese name
'Chinese' may also used as a modifier for Western activities and items that are most likely not of Chinese origin, such as:
★ Chinese auction
★ Chinese checkers
★ Chinese fire drill
★ Chinese poker
★ Chinese whispers
★ Pâté chinois
For the etymology of the word 'Chinese', see Names of China.
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